The romantic comedy following a group of friends reuniting after
a number of years has a lot of star power from Taye Diggs
("Private Practice"), Regina Hall, Morris Chestnut, and Terrence
Howard, but was predicted to make $20 million at the most upon debut.

One factor that could have played into the film performing better
than expected is that the movie is a sequel. 14 years after the
original, "The Best Man," many of the stars including
Diggs, Howard, Chestnut, all reprise the roles that helped launch
many of their careers.

It goes without saying that
"Thor 2" vs. "The Best Man Holiday" was the unlikeliest of
box-office showdowns. Originally, Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of
Wall Street" was expected to release this weekend. That film has
been pushed back now until December 25.